Denkendes Kind

Katze im Schnee (Rivo Study)

This is a study of „Cat in the snow“ by Lena Rivo.

Red One Standing By

This painting is obviously inspired by Star Wars. I used this lovely render by GrahamTG as a reference. Perhaps unexpectedly, the most difficult part of this painting was not the two X-Wings, but the clouds in the background. I had to find a balance between believability and abstraction. You ca …

Driftless Area #2 (Musil study)

I first painted a study of this painting by Jim Musil pretty much exactly two years ago. Back then I had only been painting for a couple of months and I was amazed that I could at all produce output that had at least a passing resemblance to my reference. I thought it would be interesting to revi …

Mutter mit Kind

Small study of a mother caressing her child. The painting style is intentionally gestural and vague. Hands are indeed difficult to paint.

Lilienstein im Herbst

This is another vacation photo turned into a small painting. It depicts the view of the Lilienstein as seen from Königstein in Saxon Switzerland. I took a long break between starting and finishing this piece, because I was not sure I would be able to turn the reference photo into an interesting p …

Notre Dame (Chamberlain study)

This painting is a small study of a plein air painting by San-Francisco-based painter Michael Chamberlain. The original painting can be seen (as it’s being painted) in this vlog on YouTube.

Greetings from France

Every now and then, I get contacted by someone who wants to use my old Star Wars Posters for some kind of cool project. I like that, to have created something that people find cool and useful. Last time, a guy from Siberia literally papered their wall with one of my posters. This time, it was so …

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw

This painting is a „Master Study“ of John Singer Sargent’s „Lady Agnew of Lochnaw“. The goal was to copy the original as faithfully as possible. I chose to only paint a section of the larger original in order to have more room for details in my smaller size. It was very challenging for me to achi …

Feld in Wernershausen #3

This is an attempt at a larger version of Feld in Wernershausen #2. Although it is nice to have more room for details, some of the spontaneity of the original miniature painting is unfortunately lost.

Richard Starkey

A small portrait of Sir Richard Starkey, a.k.a. Ringo Starr from The Beatles. I used this photograph as a reference. Here is an animation visualising my painting process:

Wer war Maria Magdalena wirklich?

Es hat nur etwas mehr als 5 Jahre gedauert, aber heute habe ich tatsächlich mal einen Artikel für Die Eule geschrieben, die Online-Kirchenzeitung, die ich damals mit gegründet habe. Inspiriert hat mich diese Predigt von Diana Butler Bass, die auf die neutestamentliche Forschung von Elizabeth Schr …

Feld in Wernershausen #2

I painted this pair of cute miniature scenes on a wooden Jenga brick as part of a wedding gift. I was inspired by the beautiful post-harvest scenery of the Werratal in the Bavarian Eichsfeld. It was an interesting excercise to paint on a surface that small. It forces you to focus on the most imp …

Feld in Wernershausen #1

I painted this pair of cute miniature scenes on a wooden Jenga brick as part of a wedding gift. I was inspired by the beautiful post-harvest scenery of the Werratal in the Bavarian Eichsfeld. It was an interesting excercise to paint on a surface that small. It forces you to focus on the most imp …

Mädchen und Tränendes Herz

Work-in-progress animation:

Stillleben mit Sonnenblumen und Klebstofffläschchen

Work-in-progress animation:

Lone Wolf & Cub

Inspired by the Star Wars The Mandalorian TV series. Work-in-progress animation:

Boote am Pier

Wismar is a cozy little town on the Baltic Sea with a pretty old town. And at the pier you can eat lots of fish sandwiches and watch ships. Work-in-progress animation:

Pont de Nyons

The reference photo for this quick study was taken from below the Pont de Nyons, a medieval bridge in the south of france. The river below was a lovely spot for cooling off in the summer heat.

Strandspaziergang

Work-in-progress animation:

Skizze Ostseestrand

This little sketch is my first painting done directly on the beach en plein air. Despite the burning sun, strong wind, and thousands of annoying bugs and flies, the subject is quite well taken.

Selbstportrait #1

Work-in-progress animation:

Zypresse in Südfrankreich

Quick study of a holiday photo of a small town in the south of france.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Starfleet captain Jean-Luc Picard, as portrayed by wonderful actor Patrick Steward, is probably one of my earliest childhood heroes. Even today, I admire his principled style of leadership. Here is a little animation of my painting process. I started out with a drawing that was way off, forcing m …

Cheeseburger

A quick „still life“ of a beautiful (to me) cheeseburger. I like that this painting really conveys the essence of the subject and triggers an instant emotional reaction (positive or negative) in the viewer. Based on this photo by Ilya Mashkov.

Mäander

Quick study of a undulating river flowing through Norway. Reference for this painting was a drone photo shot by Norwegian Photographer Ruben Soltvedt.

Unter den Argonath

The „Argonath“, or „Pillars of Kings“ are a great monument of the old Gondorian kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional world of Middle-Earth. This painting is of a scene in the „The Fellowship of the Ring“ movie adaptation in which the fellowship guides their small elven boats over the Anduin rive …

Lago Di Garda (Foggia study)

This is a study of a painting of Lake Garda by italian Painter Mario Moretti Foggia. This was my largest painting yet. To document this relatively sizeable project I captured a couple of work-in-progress images which I managed to combine into the following animation:

Blick auf den Rathausturm von Wolfratshausen

This is a quick small painting of a postcard motif I was given by a colleague as a painting challenge. It depicts a view of the tower of the city hall of the Bavarian town Wolfratshausen similar to this photo.

Stillleben-Studie (Claesz study)

The original painting I used as a reference is „Stillleben mit Totenkopf, Folianten, Taschenuhr und erloschener Öllampe“ by Pieter Claesz from 1630.

Alpenlandschaft im Salzburger Land

Another vacation photo I turned into a painting. I had to make a lot of changes to this originally completely overcast scene. I also invented the little path leading into the woods which serves nicely to guide the viewer’s eye into the painting.

Ponta de São Lourenço

This painting is based on a photo by my wonderful sister.

Blick von der Nürnberger Maxbrücke

On the left is the „Wasserturm“, on the right the „Henkerturm“.

China Cove (Youngquist study)

This is a painting of China Cove, a famous beach in California. I admittedly only discovered that fact after I finished painting it. I believe it is a study after Romona Youngquist. I used this Instagram post as a reference, which I think I captured quite faithfully at my smaller size.

Bremsdorfer Mühle

I found this little old waterwheel I stumbled upon during a vacation so charming that I just had to paint it. It is the „Bremsdorfer Mühle“ in the „Brandenburger Schlaubetal“.

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Seit heute gibt es im App Store Devotionalium Version 1.1 zum herunterladen, das neueste Update für die erste interreligiöse Tagesvers-App der Welt. Neue Features sind vor allem ein völlig neues iPad Layout mit Seitenleiste und mehr Einstellungsmöglichkeiten rund um die Foto-Hintergründe. Für m …

Landschaft in der Nähe von Meißen

I took the reference photo for this painting out of a moving train.

Breath of the Wild

Gamers will recognize this image instantly. It’s the key art of the Nintendo video game Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The most interesting thing about this painting is the way the sky and midground evoke a lot of stuff happening with only a couple of brushstrokes.

Big Ship (Dawson study)

I always wanted a big ship painting, so I decided to make my own. The effect of light shining on and glowing through the sails was hard to get right. I greatly enjoyed watching it all come together when painting in all the little ropes at the end. The (much bigger) original painting is „Land Ho! …

Day 3 – Land

This was my first attempt at layering sections of landscape with atmospheric perspective. The effect turned out quite nicely. The pebbles in the foreground were a lot of work, but it was worth painting the individual rocks to get a good amount of detail in the foreground. Part of a series on cre …